Highland Europe Raises €1.1 Billion as European Scale-Ups Find Fresh Capital

Highland Europe Raises €1.1 Billion as European Scale-Ups Find Fresh Capital

Highland Europe closed its sixth fund at €1.1 billion. The growth-stage investor now has fresh ammunition to back European technology companies that have moved past early product validation and need serious money to expand. The announcement landed July 30, 2026, just as the firm tallied more than €1 billion in returns delivered to its own backers over the past year. That liquidity came from big outcomes. Nexthink, the Swiss software firm Highlan…

Huel Investor Highland Europe Raises €1.1 Billion Startup Fund

Highland Europe closes a €1.1bn fund to keep backing European scale-ups

Highland Europe has closed a €1.1 billion fund, its sixth, giving the growth-stage investor fresh capital to keep backing European technology companies as they scale. The firm announced Fund VI on 30 July, alongside the promotion of two investors to partner, and after a year in which it says it returned more than €1 billion […] This story continues at The Next Web

British Business Bank commits £55m to Highland Europe’s Fund VI

The British Business Bank has announced a £55.6m commitment to Highland Europe’s Technology Growth Fund VI, a £941.8m growth equity vehicle.

British Business Bank backs Highland Europe fund VI

The €65 million commitment is set to bolster scaleup finance for UK tech firms as public funding backs a €1 billion-plus growth fund.

Highland Europe closes $1.25B fund to back Europe's next-gen growth-stage startups

Highland Europe has wrapped up its sixth fund, raising $1.25 billion. The new fund comes after three big exits: Nexthink was sold to Vista Equity Partners for $3 billion, Huel was acquired by Danone for €1 billion, and Bending Spoons went public on Nasdaq with an $18 billion valuation. Based in London and Geneva, the firm has raised $4.3 billion since 2012, invested in more than 80 companies, and seen 30 exits. Unlike many venture firms that foc…